Mommy and Me

If you're friends with me on Facebook, you've already seen what I'm sharing today. 

I recently read a post on Facebook by Good Housekeeping that listed 40 Things Every Mom and Daughter Should Do Together at Least Once.  #28 on the list was 'Plan a photoshoot for just the two of you.  Hire a photographer to capture your relationship in the moment.'

I loved the idea and asked my daughter, Lori, what she thought of it.  We have lots of candid photos of us together over the years, but none by a photographer.  Since this is my 70th year and her 50th, we agreed now would be a good time to do it.

At the same time we were discussing it, I received an e-mail from JC Penney Portrait Studio telling me they had a 40% sale in progress, so I called and made an appointment for last Friday evening.  The sales associate wanted to know if the picture was for any special occasion and I said no, just my grown daughter and me wanting to have our picture taken together.  With a giggle she said, "I'm going to enter the setting as a 'Mommy and Me'." 

The pictures I'm posting have the JC Penney 'watermark' which the associate said allows me to post them on the Internet.  I pick up the photographs this Thursday.

Below are the poses we selected.  Two different backdrops were used.

I feel so blessed to have a wonderful daughter!

I needed an updated profile picture, so I had a photo taken by myself [my old one was from 2009!].  Lori opted not to have a photo taken by herself.

It was a fun experience and I highly recommend it for all mothers and daughters. Afterwards we went out to dinner together.  Studio portraits are becoming a thing of the past with iphones that take such good pictures, but professional lighting and backdrops are usually missing.